Ticking Off the Bucket List
Although she had never expected to win, Marie Holmes quickly made plans for what she wanted to do with her winnings. First came donations to her church. Second, she was going to use the money to upgrade her lifestyle by moving out of the trailer she lived in and buying a house. Finally, she wanted to set up college funds for each of her kids so that they could have a better future.
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“All the struggle that I ever went through, it was all for them. I want them to understand that money doesn’t change you, but it can help you,” she said, full of emotion as she talked to the local NBC station.